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View synonyms for risen

risen

/ ˈrɪzən /

verb

  1. the past participle of rise

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. restored from death; ascended into glory

    the risen Christ

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The government is already spending £12bn this year on supporting those with Send, a figure that has risen by 66% in the last decade.

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Tesla shares were more than 3.3% higher at the end of New York trading on Wednesday and have now risen by over 20% this year.

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Retail petrol prices have surged, while wholesale prices - the cost at which retailers buy from producers - have risen even faster, growing by 40% since January.

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Obesity rates have risen sharply over recent decades, with more than a quarter of adults and a fifth of children at the end of primary school classed as obese.

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It left the same number of dead in the Philippines, where officials said the overall toll from Bualoi, Ragasa and another tropical storm in September had risen to 26.

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